Lodge, Gate And Screen Walls At East Entrance To Arboretum

The lodge, gate, and screen walls at the east entrance to the Arboretum were built between 1851 and 1852 by Henry Moses Wood, who was the Corporation Surveyor. The lodge is constructed of red brick with ashlar dressings and features a plain tile roof with a truncated ridge stack. It is two storeys high and has two bays, forming an L-plan. The gabled wing that faces the entrance path includes a canted bay window with a renewed casement above, which is set under a label mould. There is a door located in the right return beneath a mid-20th century porch.

Adjoining the lodge are concave screen walls that have chamfered coping and a cast-iron railing. In the center of the entrance, there are four square gate piers that feature traceried panels and pyramidal caps, along with three cast-iron gates. This structure is part of the original design of the Arboretum, which was laid out in 1851-52 by Samuel Curtis of London.